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michaelmilkers · 5 years

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I saw in one of your tags that you mentioned how 21 pilots made emo pretentious and im actually curious about why you say that (not hate i just never knew about them that much)

my friend you have asked me about a topic i am very knowledgeable and very angry about so prepare yourself for what you have wrought

it isnt just twenty one pilots but theyre just the biggest and most popular example

like. take my chemical romance in the early-mid 2000s aka the peak of emo. it was very melodramatic and theatrical, the way emo should be. there was a presence of “we are not like other people” in a lot of the songs, but it was never just that. it was more of a “we have been cast out and we kinda suck but thats okay.” one of the best examples of this is, ironically, i’m not okay.

take, for example, the opening to the mtv music video:

[Ray] You like D&D, Audrey Hepburn, Fangoria, Harry Houdini and croquet. You can't swim, you can't dance and you don't know karate. Face it, you're never gonna make it. [Gerard] I don't wanna make it, I just wanna...

this immediately establishes the song as being about social outcasts and people who dont fit the mold. the fucking tag line of the song is “i’m not okay” ffs, that really tells you all you need to know about the song. but the important thing is it doesnt take itself too seriously either. the music video takes place in a private school, and shows scenes of the band members eating lunch alone, being bullied by jocks and preps, etc., but it ALSO shows scenes of frank putting swim goggles on in chemistry class and ray drawing on his test with a crayon and then licking it, and at the end they all ambush and beat the shit out of a guy in a mascot costume. all of this is cut up by text saying things like “if you ever felt alone” “if you ever felt wronged” “if you ever felt anxious”

do you see the juxtaposition here? the music video could very very easily be a fake deep bullying psa, but its not, because while theyre getting bullied and playing their music in a garage they are also, unequivocally, total fucking losers for obvious comedic effect. it is a very exaggerated and lighthearted version of real phenomena, which makes it more relatable to a wider audience.

the same can be said about the song itself. it has some pretty heavy and angsty lyrics (”i’m not o-fucking-kay”) but the instrumentals are punchy and energetic and catchy and gerard’s vocal delivery is very theatrical but also very deliberate and he still puts real emotion in the words. it sounds like its taking the piss out of not being okay, which is exactly what i as a clinically depressed 13 year old needed, and i bet a lot of other people can say the same. i’m a loser and thats okay. i fucking suck in school and thats okay. i feel shitty and thats okay. i’m not okay and that, in itself, is okay.

with twenty one pilots, on the other hand, there is no theatrics, theres no taking the piss, theres no over-the-top melodrama that made emo what it was.

take, for comparison, the opening lines of heathens:

All my friends are heathens, take it slow Wait for them to ask you who you know Please don't make any sudden moves You don't know the half of the abuse

and this presents, immediately, one of my biggest criticisms of twenty one pilots: their rampant appropriation of mental illness.

because my first thought when hearing this is as an abuse survivor and someone with ptsd they can kiss every single square inch of my ass.

Welcome to the room of people Who have rooms of people that they loved one day Docked away Just because we check the guns at the door Doesn't mean our brains will change from hand grenades You're loving on the psychopath sitting next to you You're loving on the murderer sitting next to you You'll think, "How'd I get here, sitting next to you?"

they try to do the same kind of nuanced poetic lyrics that my chemical romance did and in my opinion is just doesnt fucking work because they take themselves SO. FUCKING. SERIOUSLY. it sounds JOYLESS.

and the song closes out with this:

Why'd you come? You knew you should have stayed (It's blasphemy) I tried to warn you just to stay away (Away) And now they're outside ready to bust (To bust) It looks like you might be one of us

this is what i mean by pretentious. there is a clear separation of the person/people from whose point of view the song is told and the people the song is meant to be listened to by from the greater population, but theres no high energy or comedic self deprecation to counteract it.

now take some lyrics from heavydirtysoul, a song i actually really like the sound of, im not just shitting on this band bc its not to my taste yall:

There's an infestation in my mind's imagination I hope that they choke on smoke 'cause I'm smoking them out the basement This is not rap, this is not hip-hop Just another attempt to make the voices stop

Nah, I didn't understand a thing you said If I didn't know better I'd guess you're all already dead Mindless zombies walking around with a limp and a hunch Saying stuff like, "You only live once." You've got one time to figure it out One time to twist and one time to shout One time to think and I say we start now Sing it with me if you know what I'm talking about

right back at it again with that appropriation of mental illness symptoms! and some dumbass critique of our generation that doesnt fit in with the rest of the song at all, closing out the verse with “we are not like you” shit. the vocal delivery at least has more energy than heathens, but the lyrics just feel like a mishmash of different points theyre trying to make that have nothing to do with each other.

the best line of the song is undoubtedly “death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit” but its poetic just... for the sake of being poetic? its one of those lyrics that sounds like someone came up with and was like “bro we gotta put that in a song” but then couldnt actually figure out how to fit it into a song in a way that would flow. another example of this is “i cant drown my demons they know how to swim” in bring me the horizon’s can you feel my heart. not shitting on bring me the horizon, i really like sempiternal, but thats another line thats just poetic for the sake of being poetic. and to be put on t-shirts. i know this because when i was 12 i had a shirt that said “i cant drown my demons they know how to swim” on it.

i could do more analysis on other mcr songs, namely welcome to the black parade and famous last words, but i would be here for literal hours and idk if people actually care that much.

to sum my points up:

they take themselves too seriously. they appropriate and romanticize mental illness (forgot to mention that top’s website, at one time, described their music as “schizoid pop” lol). they pull a lot of “We Are Not Like Other People..,.,.,,...” shit.

that last point is not inherently a bad thing, for example the new slipknot album is literally called “we are not your kind” but the song that contains that line as a lyric is all out life, and corey taylor is screaming that entire song and the instrumentals are reminiscent of speed metal with how fucking energetic they are. its edgy and its GREAT. twenty one pilots just sounds like they think theyre the shit.

also, and i want you to read the following sentence in a bass boosted voice to best understand how i feel when i say this:

the twenty one pilots cover of cancer is an embarrassment that completely misses the point of the original song and changed it into a weird amalgamation of lo-fi synth pop.

emo music is dead. thank u and goodnight.

#Anonymous

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lostindramas · 4 years

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Tagged by the lovely @scoundrels-in-love! Love you so much, babe!

Rules: Answer all the questions and tag 21 people you would like to get to know better!

Nickname? Gabi! Most people call me Gabi and I probably answer faster to it than to my complete name lol

Real name? Gabriela

(What team? WILDCATS ...lol)

Zodiac? Gemini, please don’t hate me! (Why do people hate gemini people so much?)

Favorite musicians or groups? Don’t make me pick... too many. Some that I listen to almost everything of are: Krewella, bts, Andy Black (solo and band), rita ora, Dua Lipa, Ciara, Slipknot, Korn, Nirvana, Cardi B, Pink, Britney Spears, some rappers, Got7, Day6, MonsterX, Bang Yongukk, Yezi, CL, Jackson Wang, Sumni, Halsey, Montionless in White, Icon for Hire, The Calling, Sia, Tinashe, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson(but I NEVER watch the videos, they scare the hell out me lol),abba, etc.

Favorite sports teams? None. I don’t usually watch any sports, and if anyone made choose one to watch it would probably something with “artistic” in the name (at least in my language they have it in the name lol) or maybe watch people play egames, I definetely would be more invested in one of those a lot more than anything with a ball in it

Other blogs? Yes, my main blog: @myhalloweendreams, a bts blog: @lostinminyoongi and a blog for references and things that I my want to search later and so on: @referencesandothercoolstuff

Do I get asks? Not that many, but maybe I do receive some and dont know because I’m not used to check my inbox (for some reason I mostly dont receive notifications when I get asks... I never find out why tho). What remembers me that I should probably check it out 🤔🤔🤔

Oh Boy! Fuck... me (I’ll be on it O.O ... just not rn)

How many blogs do I follow? 1.597, oh boy! 😧😧😧

In my my defense I’m in this site for like a decade.

Tumblr crushes? Yes. But I am not going to list them here bc it would be too much work to do, but maybe some other day I’ll come back to this post and edit this answer, when I have more energy

Lucky numbers? I don’t have one, but I kind of like 13

What am I wearing? Grey shirt with 3 silver bottons, light pink pijamas short with stars in pink, yellow and purple. This is it.

Dream vacation? Going to Latvia and kidnapping Rainy, than taking her to seeing all the beautiful places in the world!(not only the usual places) Let’s not forget to bring two amazingly good cameras so we can take pics of everything and more, we will eat in all the cool places that attract our attention and pet all the cats in our way. We will buy little souveniers of everywhere we go and have matching boxes where we will put all our printed pictures that we will use to decorate our home (in the singular bc we will move together after all the traveling)

Dream car? I couldn’t decide between Tesla Roadster, BMW 6 Series Convertible or Jaguar F-TYPE P340 Convertible; probably matte black or some very dark kind of wine color (what could be deep purple or deep red what I would have to see to choose). I love pretty cars and my 90′s kid side really makes me want a 5 people convertible where my friends could jump in the back... also look at those babies, they are so beautiful that I want to tear up lol

Favourite food? I love food so I could probably decide favorite by type but not an all time favorite. Like... potatos: fries, ice cream(nowadays): açai with ninho milk, pastries: sweet would be banana filled and salty would be cheese and ham filled probably, cakes: brigadeiro with chocolate shavings cake, etc

(I have cravings now 🤤🤤🤤)

Drink of choice? Cappuccino or Milkshake, maybe cold Matte tea lol

Instruments? Sadly nope. I would love to know how to play piano, guitar, violin and probably smt else that I’m not remembering rn... I bought a freaking guitar to try to learn a few months ago, but I haven’t even tried :X

Languages? Portuguese. English. I guess a little bit of Spanish as in I probably can’t speak it, but I can understand most of the time.. I think

Celebrity crushes? I tried to start this list but it just got bigger and bigger so I gave up. My crushes are basically every soft cute boy, I’m weak for a pretty betta male and basically every beautiful badass woman out there

Random facts? well, this post and another... I dont know, 5 posts have been sitting for a week each in my drafts bc I like to answer them at night and end up going on for to long and get sleepy so I let it to be finished the next day and completely forgetting them :X

Tagging… Well, they don’t have to do this if they don’t want to, but @whatlovelykdramas, @queenhippolyta, @kdramaxoxo, @khahahahahahah, @sugasxsugar and anyone else that feels like doing it please feel tagged in here (you can tag me as who tagged you too if u want)

I love u guys!!! Thank u so much for following me!

#tag game #about me #ramblings

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impalaimagining · 7 years

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PittCon Friday

(incoming long post. No cut bc quite frankly I just don’t want to use one.)

Part One:

Jason Manns can’t spell Pittsburgh (check his insta). “You know there’s an H on the end of it?” Richard proceeds to pronounce it “Pittsburg-HA” all morning.

Richard told us we don’t come for polite Dick. “You all are here for the Dick slap.”

I love Gil McKinney

Richard Speight Jr. has such a fucking potty mouth and it’s awesome

Gil sang during his panel. His voice is lovely.

I cried. It’s Gil’s fault.

Have I mentioned I love Gil McKinney?

Gil told us about how his father died about a year and a half ago, and it was very sudden and unexpected and he wrote a song called How Was I To Know (it’s on his EP - go listen to it) about the last time(s) he saw his dad.

He then proceeded to tell us that he and his wife were not trying to have a child when she got pregnant. Immediately after finding out, he booked a flight to Houston, Texas to go tell his father.

His biggest sadness is that his dad never got to meet or hold his daughter. It still hurts him. Remember when I said it was Gil’s fault I cried? This is why.

Part Two:

I walked back into the main hall and Jason Manns was singing while playing his guitar. *happy sigh*

JASON MANNS SAT NEXT TO ME

Gil McKinney is the most photogenic motherfucker I’ve ever met. (see this selfie for proof.)

I told Gil he made me cry at his panel, and almost started crying again while I was talking to him about it. He said “I made me cry. I wasn’t expecting to share that much.” I thanked him for being so honest and open with us, and that he didn’t need to share, but I was thankful that he did. He rubbed my arm and gave me that little reassuring smile and said, “I’ll see you later, hun.” *CUE DEATH*

I was standing and talking to some people. Jason walked out of the bathroom and past me, causing me to freak out just a bit. I waved and squealed, “Hi!” He squealed it back. Two minutes later, he walked by me again and, in the same squeaky tone, said, “Hi again!” and then giggled. When a man as large as Jason Manns giggles, you giggle too.

Briana and Kim. Holy shit.

Briana was trying not to curse. Kim was not trying not to curse. I’m pretty sure Kim answered every question with the word fuck.

Lots of questions about Kim’s daughter. She and Briana are both great mothers. Kim’s daughter hates when Kim sings lullabies. Kim uses it as a punishment.

“My question is for Kim.” “I’m gonna answer that shit anyway.” Briana is sassy. #Queen

Lots of talk about strong women empowering other women. Lots of talk about the spin-off! (Six confirmed female leads!)

Kim is fucking adorable. She is always so bubbly and real and it’s amazing.

Briana showed us her “belly fat” and said fuck you Hollywood... “no but thank you for my job keep those coming.”

Autos - further proof of the above two statements.

Kim isn’t really a Slipknot fan, but she may or may not be trying to get Corey Taylor to star as a monster on the spin-off (!!!) She preferes Rammstein.

Richard Speight Jr. is so cheery. He has a concentrating face when he signs autos.

Part Three:

Karaoke. Matt Cohen in a lion suit.

Gil McKinney in jeans and a white t-shirt.

Crowd sings louder than people on stage. Please remember this is you’re afraid to sing in front of others at a future con! The crowd literally cannot hear you if they’re singing along.

Matt Cohen is overwhelmed by cell phones.

Gil and Jason will take selfies with you if you catch them at the right time.

Matt Cohen knows every word to every Moana song. He chose to sing Thank You and selected two people from the crowd to come up and sing with him.

Gil McKinney has the voice of an angel. Did I say that already? Fuck it. It’s true.

There is so much love between the actors. There is so much love between the actors and fans. There is so much love.

Matt Cohen is a giant goofball. Like full on nerd and fucking dad. It’s amazing.

I have never screamed Carry On Wayward Son so loudly in my entire life.

Check back tomorrow night for a post about PittCon Saturday! Tomorrow is the day I meet Misha Collins and show him my tattoo! <3 Ask me questions! I’ll answer them as soon as I can. I’ll also be editing and posting photos as soon as possible. For now, bed. *smooch*

#Pittcon 2017 #Taylor Takes PittCon #PittCon #Supernatural PittCon #SPNPitt #Supernatural Pittsburgh #Pittsburg-HA #long post

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newdee · 6 years

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Tagged by: @slutforpennywise (thanks b ily) Tagging: @dick-me-down-sewer-clown @penny-hoe @jessie---lou @whoever else wants to do this Warning this is long as fuck bc I for some reason love justifying myself unncessarily 1. Name/nickname: Rissole (don't ask) 2. Gender: Female 3. Star sign: Virgo 4. Height: 5'6 5. Hogwarts house: Slytherin (to them DMs) 6. Fave animal: Cat or Gorilla 7. Hours of sleep: I like to try and gt as much as possible but school is a bag of shit 8. Dogs or cats: Yeah nah....cats 9. Number of blankets: too many 10. Dream trip: Hawaii 11. Dream job: Forensic pathologist or psychiatrist 12. Time: 7:10pm 13. Birthday: 31st August I am a millennial child 14. Fave bands: Slipknot, Linkin Park, Powerman 5000, Gorillaz, also kpop ones like NCT and SEVENTEEN 15. Fave solo artists: Marilyn Manson, Melanie Martinez (all the M's today), Pink & whoever else I can't think of rn 16. Song stuck in my head: AOA - Excuse Me (and it's driving me fucking insane I dare you to listen to it) 17. Last movie I watched: Jackass 18: Last show I watched: Stranger Things (started watching today) 19. When did I create my blog: about a year ago 20. What do I post/reblog: My interests which are usually NSFW but currently mostly Pennywise 21. Last thing I googled: probably the Pennywis porn 22. Other blogs: I don't have any 23. Do I get asks: Pfft no, rarely bc I'm lonely as 24. Why I chose my URL: Newdee comes from Gorillaz, a band that I've loved ever since I was very little. The name itself broken down is 2 members of the band, Noodle, spelled like Tori's tumblr 'newdll' (look her up her cosplays are amazing) mixed with 2D spelled out like 'twodee' and put each end of them together. 25. Following: 278 26. Followers: 192 (because my content is shit but also Idc) 27. Lucky number: Corey Taylor's 18 inch neck 28. Favourite instrument: Guitar or the triangle which makes sick beetz 29. What am I wearing: Not a bra. But also a 20 year old shirt from Bali and soccer shorts 30. Favourite food: Anything that could potentially make me a type 2 in the next couple of years. Except for butter. Butter can suck my dick. 31. Nationality: Australian (I COME FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDAAHH) No feel free to ask me questions about the country tho. It's not as bad as you think it is. 32. Favourite song: currently Powerman 5000 - Nobody's Real bc it reminds me of Pennywise but I also love Infectious Grooves - Feed the Monkey (from Encino Man) 33. Last book I read: The Bible. But I read it like I would read any other fictional novel. No offense to the people who live by it. 34. Top 3 fictional universes I'd like to join: Miraculous Ladybug (Imma bang Hawkdaddy), Borderlands (one of the best games ever) and the DC universe bc I want powers by getting genetically fucked or something.

#you're welcome #personal #about me

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katavamp · 7 years

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Tagged by @taiyonikorosareta and @littlepurplebutterfly thank you !!

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 Blogs you would like to know better.

1. Nicknames: Katavamp is the most used (Kat, Kata in rl)

2. Gender: Female

3. Star sign: Scorpio

4. Height: 169

5. Time: 22:24

6. Birthday: November 20th

7. Favorite bands: X Japan and Luna Sea on the first place

8. Favorite solo artists: Sugizo, J, Inoran <3

9. Song stuck in my head: Shakira - Me Enamoré, goddammit xD

10. Last movie watched: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

11. Last show watched: Game of Thrones new season just started :)

12. When did I create my blog?: Hmm, only few months ago

13. What do I post?: X Japan and Luna Sea fangirling

14. Last thing googled: Economic history of South America, for school paper :D

15. Do you have other blogs?: Nope

16. Do you get asks?: Not really

17. Why did you choose your url?: Katavamp is a really old nickname from my real name and from the time VAMPS was my number 1 fav band (I still love them tho)

18. Following: 225

19. Followers: 85 (thank you guuuuys <3)

20. Favorite colors: Green, black

21. Average hours of sleep: 5-6, and on weekends when I have more time I make it up with 10-12 xD

22. Lucky number: I don’t think I have one...

23. Instruments: Guitar

24. What am I wearing?: Purple shorts, black socks with skulls bc I’m metal af, black t-shirt (Lemoned brand<3)

25. How many blankets do I sleep with? One now, two when it’s winter time

26. Dream job: Something connected to music, in Japan <3

28. Favorite food: Milk rice

29. Nationality: Hungarian

30. Favorite song now: According to last.fm, Slipknot - Vermillion in the last 30 days, Luna Sea - Anubis in the lat 90 days, Luna Sea - Loveless in the last 180 days xD

I’m tagging @happyoji @catherinedangyoukei @japanese-zombie-hero @ayakashi-i @hide-zone @nekoorihime

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